What parents need to know to protect kids from COVID-19 this school year
Kids in some areas of the country are already heading back to classrooms amid the current surge. By the fall, this current wave will likely have"run its course," Petri said, considering how many people have been infected by this variant or another recent omicron subvariant.
But there could be another omicron subvariant and"presumably there will be" this fall or winter, Petri added. And there's always a chance that another variant thatWhat can parents and schools do to make in-person learning safer? At this point, we know what works, the experts said."Our advice is probably no different than it was a year ago," Milstone said.Kids between ages 6 months through 4 years can now get the three-dose Pfizer vaccine or the two-dose Moderna vaccine, the. Kids 5 years and up can get Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, both requiring two doses in the primary series.
Unlike many other childhood vaccines, the COVID-19 vaccines aren't necessarily required to go to school. Among kids ages 5 to 11, 30% are fully vaccinated and just 3% have gotten a booster,
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